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W; H, BROOKS. HYDROGARBON BURNER.

No; 273,942. Patented Mar. 13,18.83.'

WITNESSES:

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UNITED STATES.

WILLIAM H. BROOKS, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

HYDROCARB'ON-BURNER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 273,942, dated March 13, 1883.

Application filed January 29, 1883. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. BROOKS, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Hydrocarbon-Burners, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to hydrocarbon-burners for heating boiler and other furnaces; and

its object is to provide a burner of such construction that a large number of jets of flames will issue therefrom in use, and which will equally distributethe vapor gas to be burned, thereby insuring an effective'heating capacity, which rapidly and efficiently heats the boiler or other furnace.

The object of my invention I accomplish by the construction and arrangement of parts,

hereinafter described and' claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in

whicht Figure l is a side plan view of my improve hydrocarbon-burner, with its movable side or cover in an open position; Fig, 2, a top plan my firstmentioned application, for the purpose of burning the hydrocarbon vapor generated in thevaporizing-vessel.

Referring to the annexed drawings, the letterA indicates the casing or body of the burner, of oblong shape, one vertical side wall, B, of which is perforated along the entire length of the casing to create an extended area of jetorifices, from which the flames issue. The top and bottom walls, 0 and D, of the casing, adjacent to the perforated vertical wall, are provided with a line of perforations,.as at E and F, which are arranged closely together and parallel to the sides of the casing, all in such manner that portions of the flames will issue from the top and bottom of the casin'g. The

side wall, G, of the casing opposite the perforated wall B is movable, and carried by bars H, hinged at their lower ends to brackets I, secured to the bottom wall of the casing, the upper ends of the bars projecting above the top wall of the casing, and adapted to be en-. gaged by pivoted hooks J for confining the movable side in its closed position. The pipe K, for conveying the vapor-gas to the interior of the burner-casing, is composed of suitable sections properly united by couplings, and adapted to connect with the pipe leading from the dome of thevaporizing-vessel in my application before alluded to. This pipe K ex tends through one end wall of the casing and terminates atornear thecenter thereof-thatis, at a point midway the length ot'the casing-in a head, L, having lateral branches L L, such head beingin the form ofaT,theopen endsof the lateral branches being located respectivelyopposite the top andbottom walls of the casing, whereby the vapor gas issuing from such open ends will strike the said top and bottom walls,

equally or uniformly distribute the gas throughout the interior of the casing. The open ends in the lateral branches L are preferably con structed of a diameter less than thecross-seccausing the gas to issue therefrom in strong currents which are directed laterally from the main line. I have foundthat if the gas issued from the end of the supply-pipe K in the direction of the length thereof, it is caused to back up at one end of the chamber formed by the perforated wall of the casing; but by the provision of the lateral branches or T- head, as set forth, the flow of gas is not retarded, and it will not back up against the end of the pipe, but will be uniformly distributed in all adirections throughout the chamber, the flames issuing from the perforations, before set forth, in numerous jets throughout the entire area of such perforations.

A burner constructed in accordance with my invention, as hereinbefore described, will in boiler or other furnace, or, if desired, otherwise supported in the furnace-chamber, and the jets of flame will issue through one side and be thereby deflected in such manner as to' tional area of the pipe K, for the purpose of practice be located on the bridge-wall of the the casing, and consequently the gas is not uniformly distributed over the entire area of wall of thecasing and along the edges of the top and bottom walls, the latter jets issuing at right angles to those at the side of the easing. The entire structure is simple and comparativel y inexpensive, and in use will be found exceedingly efficient, fulfilling all the conditions required in a hydrocarbon-burner in an efi'ectual manner. The hinged sideofthe casing affords facility for gaining access to every portion of the interior thereof, should such be desirable for the purpose of cleaning the same or for other objects.

While the border has been described as specially designed 'for use in connection with the gas-generator forming the subject-matter of my application before referred to, it will be obvious that it can be usedwith other generators or reservoirs containing the Vaporizers.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is- 1. A hydrocarbon burner composed substantiall y of an oblong casing having a perforated side wall and a vapor-gas-supply pipe I terminating at or near the center of the casing inlateral branches, which open respectively opposite the top and bottom walls of the casing, substantially as described.

2. A hydrocarbon-burner composed of a casing having a perforated side wall, top and bottom walls, each provided with a line of perforations adjacent to the perforated side wall, and a vapor-gas-supply pipe terminating at or near the center of thecasin gin lateral branches, which open respectively opposite the said top and bottom walls, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

W. H. BROOKS. Witnesses:

JAMES L. NoRRIs, J A. RUTHERFORD. 

